Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanMichelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of DiversityInvoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.December 15, 2016HomeEducator Warns of Pitfalls of Training to Workforce NeedsSt. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan says policymakers and educational leaders must make sure the system is sustainable and that workers can get retrained without unwieldy additional costs.December 14, 2016StudentsSurvey: Career Services of Greater Benefit to Minority StudentsAn expert, however, cautions that students of color often don’t see themselves modeled among career services personnel, or services may not be delivered in a “culturally responsive way.”December 13, 2016StudentsHUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSAStudents in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.December 9, 2016StudentsExpert: Enrollment Diversity a Matter of SurvivalAs the number of public high school graduates plateaus yet becomes more diverse, colleges and universities must do more to enroll students of color as a matter of economic sustainability.December 6, 2016StudentsExperts Wary of Betsy DeVos as Education SecretaryThough early, the new appointee’s track record of supporting privatization of education and less oversight has been cited as cause for concern.December 1, 2016HomeNADOHE Survey: Diversity Officers Increasingly on Executive LevelErvin said the fact that so many diversity officers are in the upper echelons of university administration is a welcome sign of progress for a specialized profession that is relatively young.November 27, 2016African-American‘Apprentice’ Winner Randal Pinkett Sees Diversity Disaster Under TrumpBased on his divisive campaign rhetoric and his cabinet appointments, the forthcoming administration of Donald Trump could potentially spell “disaster to diversity in higher education.”November 20, 2016StudentsEducation Department Graduate Earnings Data Rekindles ControversyNew data shows graduates from public undergraduate certificate programs earn an average $9,000 more per year than counterparts at for-profit programs.November 17, 2016StudentsFor-profit Colleges Decry ‘Demonization’ by Obama AdministrationAs speculation continued over how a Trump administration might treat for-profit colleges, supporters and critics of the institutions sparred Thursday over whether the institutions got a bum rap under the Obama administration.November 16, 2016Previous PagePage 18 of 80Next Page
